// Walkthrough
Mate CVs sit in a different folder than deckhand CVs. A captain reads them for command readiness — watchkeeping discipline, regulatory knowledge, and bridge time logged under their last captain. The yacht manager reads for CoC level and tonnage. The page has to serve both inside a minute.
The page leads with full name, role — "Mate", "Chief Officer", "First Officer", "Second Officer", or "OOW" — and CoC level spelled out exactly: "OOW Yachts 3000GT", "Chief Mate Yachts 3000GT", "Master Yachts 200GT". Agencies filter on these strings. Nationality and current location follow. A profile of two or three sentences should sound calm and methodical — bridge officers read this for tone.
Sea service runs one row per contract, with bridge hours and watch system noted alongside vessel name, tonnage, length, flag, and programme. Officer-of-the-watch hours, sea miles, and ocean crossings are the numbers captains weigh first. Charter weeks, ports of call, and night-watch hours all add depth at this level.
Certificates carry serious weight. MCA OOW Yachts, STCW (II/1, II/2, V/1-1, A-VI), GMDSS GOC, ECDIS, ENG1, plus any HELM (Operational or Management), Tonnage Tax, ISM, and ISPS endorsements. Every expiry date verified — yacht managers check before they call.
References come from captains, chief officers, and yacht managers, with permission. The captain reference is load-bearing — get that right before anything else. A professional photo in uniform with rank stripes; phone, date of birth, and reference contacts stay off the public CV by default.
// What captains scan for
- CoC level, tonnage, and watch hours are the three numbers a yacht manager scans for first. Surface them in the summary.
- Bridge hours under each captain, with night-watch hours separated, is what experienced captains read at this level.
- HELM Operational, ISM, ISPS, MLC — name them explicitly. They signal command readiness more than any prose paragraph can.
- Ocean crossings, transatlantics, and watchkeeping in heavy weather should be called out — they separate a mate from an OOW.
- The captain reference is the load-bearing one. Get it right; brief them before they get the call.
- Cut the filler. "Strong leader", "team player", "passionate about the sea" — yacht managers and captains scan past them. CoC level, tonnage, watch hours, and ocean crossings are what they trust.
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